November 5 , 2020 The Beacon • 5

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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic , the entire medical staff at Coshocton Regional Medical Center made a donation to the Hope Clinic .

By Josie Sellers

Thanks to a donation from the medical staff at Coshocton Regional Medical Center , the Hope Clinic was able to make two purchases to help better serve its clients .

The Vscan , a handheld ultrasound device , was recently set up and made ready for use by staff at the clinic . They also purchased cartridges to help them run lab work .

“ It will allow the doctors to see veins and vessels and see better when making injections into shoulders and knees ,” said Debbie Johnson , a member of the Hope Clinic board .

The monetary donation from the hospital ’ s entire medical staff was for $ 3,500 and was presented prior to the COVID-19 pandemic .

“ We are happy to have more services that we can provide ,” said Maureen Karl , president of the Hope Clinic board .

The Hope Clinic is run by volunteers and provides free medical services to patients who do not have any form of insurance . The clinic is located at 131 S . Sixth St . and is open on Thursday , starting at 5 p . m . No appointment is necessary .

During the pandemic the clinic continued to serve patients through telemedicine but is starting to see its number of walk-ins come back up .

As of Oct . 8 , 62 volunteers have logged 41,801.75 clinic hours .

They have served 7,820 patients , 1,946 patients have sought ministry in the prayer room and 4,181 have submitted prayer requests .

The all-volunteer staff of the Hope Clinic of Coshocton has returned $ 1,802,801 worth of services to the community

since opening its doors on Sept . 10 , 2009 .

For more on the clinic , visit www . hopecliniccoshocton . org . Anyone wishing to make a donation can send checks to Hope Clinic of Coshocton , P . O . Box 1088 , Coshocton , OH 43812 .

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